Author summary
52% 1 analyzed article/video 1,390 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Block Club Chicago results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Hasty Generalization , with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 7.5% saturation with 418 hits . Analysis detected 3,151 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,560 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 36% (5,631 of 8,743 authors). This Block Club Chicago is better (less manipulative) than 64.40% of the peer group. Block Club Chicago
Author details
Total words: 5,560
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
36% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 35.6% percentile 1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.3% 2.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.7% 6.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.4% 6.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 7.5% 7.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.2% 0.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.9% 1.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.9% 1.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.6% 0.6% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 10% 10% 20% 20% 30% 30% 40% 40% 50% 50% Framing Effect: Author 2.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% Indoctrination: Author 7.5%, sitewide 0.0% In-Group Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.5% Slippery Slope: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst